More stupidness at the rubbish dump

[A.Lee]

Probably not as much.The 'high' prices quoted by the press etc are for large amounts between dealers, the amount paid to anyone weighing in are an awful lot less.

Also, scrap prices have dropped significantly over the last few weeks. I got £2.50/kg for 'brazier' copper a few weeks ago - that's copper pipe that has soldered or compression joints on it. Plain, clean copper pipe was £3/kg. Any paint on it, and it was down to £2.50/kg again. 'Light iron/steel' which is raditators and all other small steel scrap was around 15p/kilo. See the prices here:

These prices just about equate to what I was paid last month for a mixed load. Alan.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Which makes the average ton of surplus car, around £150 in steel value alone...No ownder poel are not leaving em in the streets anymore..

[Andy Burns]

And gives the council a wonderful opportunity to claim "success" in=20 their campaign to stop cars being dumped left, right and centre.

[Cerberus .]

Wouldn't that be then classed as "Hazardous Waste" though?

Don.

[ARWadworth]

The scrap yard was having it's annual arson attack where loads of tyres manage to get disposed of without costing the scrap owners anything. Kids always get blamed.

Adam

[Owain]

Does your local council support any healthy living or eating initiatives?

The contradiction might be amusing for the local press.

Owain

[NOSPAMnet]

Or "Hazardous Just Below the Waste" :-)

[tim.....]

So that when you go back next week with seven more he can show that he was right

tim

[Dave Liquorice]

Yes the =A37,000+/tonne is the trading market rate. I more or less halve= d that for my guesstimation. Looks like 1/3 is a better multiplier for brazier copper.

I have quite a bit of pipe offcuts, some painted, some clean, some with =

fittings. For 50p/kilo it's probably worth the time at least cutting off= the soldered ends and removing the fittings not so sure about cleaning (removing shafts, packing, washers ect) from any valves though.

All I need to do is find a scrappy that pays cash that isn't going to co= st me more in fuel to get there and back.

[ARWadworth]

I hope my brother does not go there then. It was his car!

Adam

[Dieseldes]

Price is dropping now down to £85 a ton, (blast.....have about a ton of cast including a bath) I was speaking to a scrappy today, he reckoned theres not a scrap car left in Glasgow!!

Des